Industrial Hemp: licenses; licensing and regulations for processing, brokering, and marketing industrial hemp, supplying industrial hemp seed, and engaging in wholesale of industrial hemp products; create. Creates new act & repeals 2014 PA 547 (MCL 286.841 - 286.859). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0600'25, SB 0601'25, SB 0602'25
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Overview
This bill creates a new act, the "Industrial Hemp Processing Act," to regulate the growing and processing of industrial hemp in Michigan. It establishes a licensing system for activities like processing, brokering, marketing, and supplying hemp seed, and outlines requirements for testing and labeling consumable hemp products. The bill repeals a previous 2014 law related to hemp regulations and ties it to other related legislation (SB 0600'25, SB 0601'25, SB 0602'25).
Key provisions
- Establishes a licensing system for industrial hemp processing, brokering, and marketing.
- Requires testing and labeling of consumable hemp products.
- Defines key terms related to industrial hemp, such as ‘consumable hemp product,’ ‘converted cannabinoid,’ and ‘key participant.’
- Creates a consumable hemp product fund to support the administration of the act.
- Requires the promulgation of rules to implement the act.
- Prohibits certain acts, such as processing intoxicating cannabinoids, and prescribes civil sanctions for violations.
- Provides a process for renewing state licenses and outlines consequences for non-renewal.
- Establishes a process for appealing license denials.
Who is affected
- Hemp processors
- Hemp brokers
- Hemp marketers
- Seed suppliers
- Consumers of hemp products
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